Turkey has contained Antalya’s Manavgat forest fire, one of the biggest blazes that broke out in the last 10 days, as the country takes measures to control a fire that is 5 km away from reaching a power station. We look at the latest
A woman looks toward a wildfire in Bayir village in Milas, Mugla in southwest Turkey on August 5, 2021. that broke out last week on its southern and southwestern coasts, fueled by a summer heatwave, low humidity and strong winds.
Croatia sent a firefighting plane and Iran supported extinguishing efforts with a firefighting plane and two helicopters. Spain also sent a team of 27 people and two firefighting planes and Qatar provided a team of 66 people. According to a statement from the Civil Defense Organization in the TRNC, the team reached Alanya district and fought the fires in the Gazipasa region.
“At first we were 15 volunteers,” said Nuriye Caglar, a 59-year-old pensioner from Marmaris volunteering in Turgut, Mugla province. Mehmet Kara, a 36-year-old tourism agent from Istanbul said: “There was an unbelievable effort, sacrifice up there by our friends. We fought the fires all together, we cooperated.”
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